Racquinghem

Racquinghem
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Community association	Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates	50 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 22 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 22 ′ E
height	20-68 m
surface	5.32 km 2
Residents	2,276 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	428 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62120
INSEE code	62684
Website	http://www.mairie-racquinghem.fr/
	; Racquinghem Town Hall

Racquinghem ( Flemish : Rakinghem ) is a French municipality with 2276 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Fruges (until 2015: canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys ).

geography

Racquinghem is located about nine kilometers southeast of Saint-Omer on the Canal de Neuffossé . Racquinghem is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Renescure in the north, Blaringhem in the east, Roquetoire in the south and south-west, Quiestède in the south-west, Heuringhem in the west and Wardrecques in the north-west.

The former Route nationale 43 (today's D943) runs through the municipality .

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	919	976	1,219	1,816	2,368	2,334	2.210	2,319

church

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